(Fall Anemone, Hybrid Anemone, Serenade Windflower)

The semi-double rich rose-pink blooms of ‘Serenade’ shine in the late season border. The hybrid perennial anemone is derived from two parent species, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica and Anemone vitifolia, which originate from China and Japan. It is a vigorous hardy clump-forming plant that spreads over time to form colonies.

The leaves are medium green, lobed and maple-shaped. In late summer to fall it puts forth tall, airy stems covered with numerous semi-double...

(Fall Anemone, Hybrid Anemone, Whirlwind Anemone)

The tall stems and nodding flowers of ‘Whirlwind’ put on their long-running aerial display in autumn. This anemone cultivar is descended from hybrids of species native to China. It is a vigorous, hardy, clump-forming perennial that spreads over time to form colonies.

The leaves are medium green, lobed and maple-shaped, and grow in a dense clump from spring through autumn. From late summer to fall and longer, tall stems rise high above the plant, bearing clusters of buds that open in succession...

(Rue Anemone)

Rue anemone or windflower is a woodland perennial and wildflower native to the eastern United States. This wildflower is delicate and relatively small and best seen close up to admire. From early spring until summer it bears small, white or pale pink flowers above three-lobed, dark blue-green foliage.

Rue anemone will thrive in part shade to full shade. Plant in a rock garden, on a hillside or in a woodland area next to a path or large feature such as a fallen log or rockery. It will slowly...

(Dill)

The fragrant and distinctive smell of dill brings to mind everything from dill pickles to summer salads and gravad lox. Dill is an annual Eurasian field plant that is quite short-lived but very easy to grow. It's a versatile culinary herb; the seeds are used in pickling and lacy leaves can be chopped and used to season salads, vegetables or fish. In the wild, it favors open, disturbed sites and has become naturalized in several countries, including much of North America.

Dill germinates in...

(Dwarf Dill, Fernleaf Dill)

The neat, compact 'Fernleaf' dill is shorter than most and has lots of bright green, airy foliage that's highly aromatic. The lacy leaves are very dense, so this is a great cultivar for dillweed lovers, but its seeds are equally fragrant and great for pickling.

The fragrant and distinctive smell of dill brings to mind everything from dill pickles to summer salads and gravad lox. Dill is an annual Eurasian field plant that is quite short-lived but very easy to grow. It's a versatile culinary...

(Dill, Mammoth Dill)

This is one big dill! 'Mammoth' is a large, aromatic cultivar with finely divided blue-green leaves and a stately form. It is ideal for sizable vegetable gardens and even has a place in early season butterfly borders.

The fragrant and distinctive smell of dill brings to mind everything from dill pickles to summer salads and gravad lox. Dill is an annual Eurasian field plant that is quite short-lived but very easy to grow. It's a versatile culinary herb; the seeds are used in pickling and lacy...

(Dill)

The tall, sturdy dill cultivar, 'Vierling', has fine, blue-green foliage and blooms early, so its a great selection for dill seed. Both its foliage and seeds are touted to be extra fragrant and delicious.

The fragrant and distinctive smell of dill brings to mind everything from dill pickles to summer salads and gravad lox. Dill is an annual Eurasian field plant that is quite short-lived but very easy to grow. It's a versatile culinary herb; the seeds are used in pickling and lacy leaves can...

(Angelica, Archangel)

An old-fashioned Eurasian garden herb, angelica was used to make medicinal tinctures and oils before the dawn of modern medicine. To this day this fragrant, earthy herb is still used to flavor the favorite French liqueur, Cointreau. A member of the carrot family, it is also ornamental in its own right producing large greenish umbels of flowers over large, herbaceous plants. Wild populations can be found growing along stream and river banks in alpine regions across Europe and Asia.

The coarsely...

(Korean Angelica, Purple Angelica)

The stately purple angelica is both an ornamental and herbal garden biennial or short-lived perennial that originates from the meadows and river valleys of China, Korea and Japan. It's a towering majestic garden plant that produces huge umbels of purplish flowers in summer. These are supported by equally appealing tall, branched, purple stems.

The coarsely divided, compound leaves of this large, clump-forming herb are purplish green. Conspicuous purple leaf sheaths surround the base of each...

(Angelonia, Narrowleaf Angelon, Summer Snapdragon)

Narrowleaf angelon, or summer snapdragon, is an upright perennial to tender perennial that is native to Mexico and the islands of the West Indies. Throughout the growing season plants bear loose spikes of very showy, open, snapdragon-like flowers that appear in shades of lavender, purple, pink and white. There are many cultivars of this ever-blooming, drought tolerant ornamental to include the vigorous lavender and white bicolored, 'Angelmist Lavender Stripe.'

Angelonia does best in sites with...